Friday, October 17, 2014
A Note from Susan
Dear Parents and Guardians,
The school seems to be buzzing these days with auction-related tasks, planning for the upcoming parent teacher conferences, the new hot lunch program and the normal day to day activities. I think our newsletter has all the information you need for these things so I want to talk to you about…..HEAD LICE.
While we do not, I repeat, do not have a major problem with head lice here at school, they are a fact of life for all kids and adults, too. We have a “no nit” policy so all nits, in addition to live critters, must be removed from the hair before students can return to school. I think that is one reason why our incidence rate is low. When these critters show up, there is no need to panic. First, please let us know so that we can check heads in those targeted classes. Mrs. Rosebrook is a wealth of information, so don’t hesitate to call her. Admittedly, there is a lot of work for parents to do to get rid of them, so prevention is the key. I remember a parent once telling me that we, the school office, should check heads every week. All I could answer was “Are you kidding me?” Kids can be free of lice and then go to one sleepover, borrow someone’s hat or helmet, pick up a bug at a movie theatre, play dress up with hats and tiaras, etc. So there is no way we can control the spread.
So I ask you to add one more chore to your Sunday night routine as you get ready for the coming school week. Check your child’s head. Don’t wait for them to complain about an itchy scalp. It has been recommended that a wet head check is more effective in finding active head lice. So perhaps after bath time and before story time, please take a look.
Have a great weekend.
Sincerely,
Susan
Five for Friday
The news you need really, really fast!
- Honorary Auction Chair: Click here
- Hot Lunch Kick-off on Monday: Click Here
- Kids Kreations Available Now: Click here
- $2 Pink Out Free Dress - 10/29: Click here
- Madeleine Clean-up Day on Saturday: Click here
Georgia Leupold Marshall
recognized as
Honorary Chair of The 2014 Madeleine Auction
Georgia
Marshall has quietly and consistently supported the Madeleine Parish and
School for many years.
"I love being able to help—especially young people,” says Mrs. Marshall. “I see a need and I just feel so fortunate that I can help.”
So, with our most heartfelt appreciation, we are pleased and humbled to recognize Mrs. Marshall as the Honorary Chair of the 2014 Madeleine Auction.
Read the entire heartwarming story here...
Auction Tickets Now on Sale! Click here to buy them
online.
Who Will You Sit With At The Auction?
Tables Seat 10 People Each
When you buy your tickets to the auction, there is a place to indicate who you would like to sit with at your table. This year the tables seat 10 people, so fill your table! If you have seating questions, please contact Susan O'Leary at 503-936-5691 or Sonya Gonzales at pdxnoni@yahoo.com.
Online Auction Starts October 31st @ 8am
Mark your calendars and get ready to bid on fantastic prizes!
Raffle Tickets
Keep on selling! Students earn a free dress pass for selling $150 in tickets and new incentives are being added all the time! Raffle ticket sales now total $13,000. If you need more tickets, please turn in your folder with a note requesting more on the front.
Auction Email
Be on the lookout for this week's auction email, which is chock full of more auction details!
Questions? Visit www.themadeleine.edu/auction or send an email to auction@themadeleine.edu.
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Kids Kreations
On sale now!
It’s fall which means it’s time to order Kids' Kreations cards featuring artwork by our fabulous students.
Each child creates an original piece of artwork, which is reproduced in color on high-quality notecards. A set of notecards includes 20 cards (5.5 x 4.25 inch) and envelopes for only $25.00. The inside of the cards are blank so they are appropriate for any occasion.
Check out the hallway as you enter the building to view sample art and to see a poster that promotes our newest addition to Kids’ Kreations: Northwest-theme cards from the 8th-grade collection!
Order your child's cards (and the new special collection) in the following ways:
- On the Madeleine auction website
- At a table near the office before school on Friday, October 31 and November 7.
The order deadline is November 7th. Cards will go home with your child the first week of December.
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Hot Lunch Kick-Off
On Monday, October 20th we will kick off our new hot lunch program! All students and parents who reserved a spot will be treated to a FREE meal of spaghetti, with or without meat sauce and all the fixings. On Tuesday, the menu will be nachos with a choice of beef, pork or cheese and all the fixings.
In preparation for the official start of hot lunch on Monday, November 3, during conferences you will receive complete directions for seeing the monthly menu, placing your order and paying . . . all online!
Stay tuned for an interview with Nora Balsz, our new Kitchen Manager, where you will learn all about her and her approach to hot lunch.
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Madeleine School Grounds Clean Up 
Saturday, October 18th: 9 am to 1 pm
We need your help! The school grounds are not looking the best they can. Come join us on Saturday, October 18th from 9am to 1pm to help tidy them. Come for all of the time, come for an hour, it doesn’t matter, we just need your help!
Get your volunteering hours in! Madeleine school kids get FREE DRESS PASSES!
Bring your garden tools, get some exercise, have some fun and help the school look great!
Care for Creation Committee
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Halloween Costumes at Madeleine?
Halloween falls on a school day this year. The choice regarding Halloween costumes is specific to each classroom, so be sure to check with your child's teacher!
St. Michael's Lunches: 3rd grade 
The third grade delivered a whooping 371 lunches this week; these numbers are insane. Thank you so much for all the hard work, many many folks in Portland are eating well this week.
Calling all 6th, 7th, and 8th graders!
October 25th @ 7pm
In the spirit of All Hallows’ Day (Halloween), the middle school youth group will have its first outing at The Haunted Corn Maize located at The Pumpkin Patch on Sauvie Island, October 25th from 7-10:30pm. Admission fee is $12. Bring extra cash for cider or hot chocolate! We will meet in the Parish Hall at 7pm and return by 10:30pm.
Please pick up and return permission slips from the church narthex located on the right side of the church’s entrance, or return permission slips in the manila folder labeled “Youth Ministry Forms” located outside the main school office.
You can also access permission slips from the following link: http://www.stcharlespdx.org/user/youthpermission5.pdf. All forms must be in by Tuesday, October 21st so that we can have a final count and to plan for adequate transportation.
Please contact youth minister, Juliana Weis, at jweis@themadeleine.edu if you have any questions.
Greetings from the Art Room!
Your wonderful Kids Kreations team has been working hard. Stop by the Art hallway during conferences to see the Kids Kreations art in person, then get ready to order beautiful blank note cards featuring your child's art and maybe even an extra pack of specially selected assorted student masterpieces. What a great way to keep in touch and support our school at the same time.
Did you know that the Portland Art Museum always offers FREE general admission to students? Not only that, but the entire family gets in FREE every fourth Friday from 5-8 p.m. Why not round out Conference Week with a great family visit to the PAM? See what you've been missing.
Middle Schoolers, check out Art After Hours on Tuesdays from three to four-ish in the Art Room.
Keep making art!
Mrs. Galash
Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness!
October is Breast Cancer awareness month, and the Madeleine is showing our support. Beginning on Wednesday, October 15, each student may wear one pink accent with their uniform. So lets see those pink socks, belt, wrist band, etc from the 15th through the end of October.
To end our pink month, Student Government is hosting a $2 Pink Out free dress day on Wednesday, October 29th. So wear all the pink that you can find, and the class who shows the most pink spirit will be honored with a pink balloon! The money raised will be donated to cancer research! Good luck!
- Student Governement
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Cool About Our School: Ties!
Ties are now available in the uniform plaid for both girls and boys. You have a choice of traditional, clip-on or a girls-only style and can buy them now in the school office for only $10. Check them out!
Note that the ties must be worn with a button-down, collared shirt – not polo shirts. Have your own tie you like wearing? Go right ahead.
School Advisory Council (SAC) Meeting
Last night the School Advisory Council held its monthly meeting. Click here to read the agenda from last night.
Each month, SAC reviews and approves the meeting minutes from the previous meeting. Click here to read the meeting minutes from the September SAC meeting. Please note that since work is ongoing on many of these issues, some of the information may have changed/been updated since these meeting minutes were originally written.
The next SAC meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 20th at 7pm in the school library. All are welcome to attend meetings; please notify the Chair (Lee Fiedler: lee.fiedler@yahoo.com) in advance if you would like time on the agenda.
Parents Club Meeting
Earlier this week the Madeleine Parents Club held its monthly meeting. Click here to read the meeting minutes.
The next Parents Club meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 11th at 7pm in the school library. All are welcome to attend meetings; please notify the Chair in advance if you would like time on the agenda (Alyssa Pace: alyssapace@yahoo.com).
Volunteers Needed
Parents Club Hot Lunch Team Lead
The Hot Lunch Coordinator is looking for a Hot Lunch Team Lead for the 2nd Thursday of every month. The duties include communicating with your volunteer group to ensure there will be enough cooks in the kitchen for serving pizza during the continuation of the Parents Club Thursday Hot Lunch Program. Please contact Tara Hendrickson at tara@hoverkitty.com if you are interested.
Spaghetti Dinner Co-chairs
Saturday, February 7
Parents Club is looking for two friends who want to co-chair the ever-popular Spaghetti Dinner. Duties include marketing the event and coordinating a great group of people who have already volunteered to help set-up, clean-up and cook. Contact Alyssa Pace at alyssapace@yahoo.com to express your interest or ask your questions.
Got a CD Player to Spare?
The Madeleine morning Reading Program is in need of three working portable CD players and headphones. If you have either of these items that you are no longer using, we could put them to good use.
Please contact Pam Harmon with any questions: pharmon@themadeleine.edu
Scrip News
Click here for the scrip order form
Big news! For a limited time, for each Columbia Sportswear scrip order, you receive a pass to the employee store.
Chinook Books or (phone app) are available for a limited time. The school makes a 50% profit. The books are $20, and the phone app is $15. Full of coupons & discounts from area grocers, restaurants, etc...
Get all of your fundraising hours! We are still in need of one scrip sales volunteer for Wednesday and another for Friday – 8:20a-9:00a. Contact Cathy Keaney at cathy@keaneylaw.com for more information.
Questions about the Scrip Program? Contact Jolynn.mitchell@gmail.com
Catholic High Schools: Open House Dates
The Portland area Catholic high schools are opening their doors this fall for their Annual Open Houses. Each high school will host an Open House for prospective students and their families. The time for each Open House is 1:00–4:00 pm and they will be held on the following Sundays:
- October 19: Valley Catholic High School
- October 19: De La Salle North Catholic
- October 26: St. Mary’s Academy
- November 2: La Salle Catholic College Prep
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Trick or Treat at Laurelhurst Village
The senior friends at Laurelhurst Village will be hosting trick or treaters on Friday October 31 from 3:30 - 5:30. Not only is this a terrific way to make a senior's day, it is also a safe, dry way for your kids to celebrate Halloween.
Click here to see a flyer with details.
If you have any questions you can email Madeleine mom Kris Thompson at kristine.thompson@gmail.com or contact Laura Coburn, Activities Director at Laurelhurst Village at lcoburn@laurelhurstvillage.com.
Dennis Uniform Sale
October 23rd - 25th
Get 20% off and free shipping on uniforms. The sale is valid both in-store and online.
Click here to see the flyer with all the details
CYO Basketball Registration
Registration closes October 31st
Register for CYO boys and girls basketball starting Sept. 15. Registration will close Oct. 31. Open to students in grades 3-8. Due to the popularity of CYO basketball, late registrations will not be accepted. To register go to www.cyocamphoward.org and click on the CYO Sports icon and use the Registration key under Basketball.
Practices can start as early as November, but will begin in earnest the first week of December. The season runs through March. Games held on Saturdays. Practices held during the week in the school gym.
Interested coaches should contact Laurie Merlino at lauriemerlino@hotmail.com.
Sports! Sports! Sports!
Area high schools are offering a variety of opportunities to see their sports teams in action. Often admission is free if you wear your team uniform. Click on the flyers below for complete details.
Jesuit Football and Volleyball
La Salle
- Boys Soccer
- Football
This Week’s Checklist
Click here for a quick,fridge-friendly summary
of Madeleine School events coming up this week!
In This Week's Parish Bulletin
Download yours at www.themadeleine.edu/bulletin
Help Us Build a Habitat Home!
Soon we will take hammer to nail and begin work on a Habitat for Humanity home for the Sebastian-Pascual family. Ricardo and Micaela immigrated from Guatemala 17 years ago, and have three children. Next Spring they will move into their home in a development called Trillium Court, 6875 S. W. Capitol Hill Road, Portland. The Madeleine will be joining other faith communities in volunteering time and talent to this inter-faith build.
We have the following volunteer opportunities on the construction site for interested parishioners 16 years and older: November 4, November 8, November 22, December 3, and December 13, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm (1/2 days may be possible upon special request). Please contact Susan Miller, Volunteer Coordinator, hoosiersusan2@gmail.com, 503-708-7395, to register for one or more of these dates or to sign our roster and receive updates on this build.
For those interested in serving in a different way, we have the following leadership positions open:
Hospitality Coordinator – Coordinates the donation and serving of a simple lunch and beverages for volunteers on the construction site.
If you are interested in serving in any one of these leadership positions, please contact Co-Chairs Jim Laubenthal (laubenthaljim@gmail.com, 503-287-9144) or Darlene Maurer (darlene.maurer@frontier.com, 503-629-8541).
Congratulations for making it all the way to the end of Friday Footnotes!
Contributing to the Footnotes
If you have information to contribute to the Friday Footnotes, please e-mail the copy exactly as you would like it to appear in a Word document to: fridayfootnotes@themadeleine.edu. Deadline is Wednesday at 5pm, or Tuesday at 5pm if there is no school on Friday.